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ATLANTA (AFX) - Delta Air Lines Inc. embarked Friday on an effort to get U.S. government approval to launch nonstop flights between Atlanta and China.It filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation, which recently awarded UAL Corp.'s United Airlines a Washington to Beijing route.Delta wants to offer nonstop flights between its main hub at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Chinas commercial and financial capital of Shanghai. In the filing, it proposed to launch the daily flights beginning March 25, 2008.The DOT evaluates U.S. proposals for new service to China as part of an agreement signed in 2004 that called for a total of 195 new weekly flights phased in over a six-year period.Atlanta-based Delta is the third-largest carrier in the U.S.Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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Delta Air Lines applies for China route 